Alaska works partnership builds rural neighborhoods.

• Position: CONSTRUCTION

In an Alaska village tucked along the Kuskokwim Delta, local construction .workers are building houses for their neighbors and helping to meet the critical housing needs of rural Alaskans.

Since Alaska Works Partnership Inc.'s Building Maintenance Repairer program began in 2001, the Association of Village Council Presidents has built 198 new homes with 18 additional units slated for summer construction and dozens in the planning stages. The projects employ 500 to 700 workers during the construction season, generating $5 million to $7 million in wages for local residents, according to AWP.

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